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Double-flowered stock. Matthiola incana is widely used as an ornamental plant for summer bedding, and as a cut flower and aromatic plant. The species has been in cultivation since at least the 16th century. The flowers can be simple or double, medium or large. [5]
Its botanical name is Matthiola incana, also known as stock. [3] The same name also describes other plants, such as the wallflower , which have fragrant flowers. The name derives from the French giroflée from Greek karyophyllon = " nut -leaf" = the spice called clove , the association deriving from the flower's scent.
Matthiola longipetala, known as night-scented stock [1] or evening stock (syns Cheiranthus longipetalus, Matthiola bicornis, Matthiola longipetala subsp. bicornis, and Matthiola oxyceras), is a species of ornamental plant.
The common name stock may be applied to the whole genus, more specifically to varieties and cultivars of Matthiola incana. The common names evening stock and night-scented stock are applied to varieties of Matthiola longipetala (syn. M. bicornis ). [ 6 ]
Malcolmia maritima, also known by its common name Virginia stock, is a popular annual garden plant from the family Brassicaceae.A beautiful and profusely flowering annual, it is probably one of the easiest of all plants to grow.
Agricultural fields in the Wadi As-Sirhan Basin of Saudi Arabia as seen from the International Space Station in 2012. Agriculture in Saudi Arabia is focused on the export of dates, dairy products, eggs, fish, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and flowers to markets around the world after achieving self-sufficiency in the production of such products. [1]
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This plant is easy to grow from seed and tends to naturalize. It is usually grown as a biennial, being sown one year to flower the next. It is suitable for cultivation in a shady or dappled area, or in a wildflower garden, and the flowers and dried siliques are often seen in flower arrangements . [ 5 ]